Small-Market TV Stations Voice Their Cross-Ownership Gripes

SMALL-MARKET TV STATIONS VOICE THEIR CROSS-OWNERSHIP GRIPES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
A group representing small-market TV stations said the FCC erred by not loosening the duopoly rules to allow owners in smaller markets to own more than one station. Paul McTear of Raycom Media said the FCC "failed to take into account evidence in the record regarding the harm that the duopoly rule does to the ability of television stations in smaller markets to serve their communities," adding that he didn't see how the decision -- which Martin said was based partially on public input in media-ownership hearings, as well as congressional criticism -- would satisfy the D.C. Circuit's remand of the duopoly rule or the Philadelphia Federal Court's instruction to look at "all of its ownership rules to ensure that they remain in the public interest."
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